Ponte Pietra Pinot Grigio Rosato 2025
A lovely salmon-pink colour, this Rosato is fresh and crisp, with a delicious strawberry perfume which gives way to a vibrant cherry character on the palate. A savoury note adds depth, and lively acidity gives the wine a fresh, crisp finish. Ripe strawberry perfumes linger on the palate.
The fruit for this wine is grown on the east hillside of the upper Val D'Alpone. The vineyards are 120 hectares and are located at an altitude of 40-200 metres above sea level. The 10 to 25-year-old vines are trained in the 'pergola veronese' system and grown in soils of volcanic origin. Picking usually occurs earlier than the normal Pinot Grigio harvest, to ensure that the fruit retains its refreshingly high acidity.
Grapes were carefully selected both in the vineyard and in the cellar. To retain the 'coppery' colour of the Pinot Grigio grape, the skins were left in contact with the juice for about 18 hours to give the wine an attractive tint. The juice was then fermented at a low temperature (about 15°C) in 300-hectolitre stainless steel tanks, to retain the subtle aromatic characters of the grape.
Matt Thomson of Blank Canvas makes the Ponte Pietra wines at the Cantina di Monteforte. The name references Verona’s ‘Ponte Pietra’ (stone bridge), which dates back to Roman times, although vines had thrived on the hills outside Verona long before this bridge spanned the Adige River.
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